Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie
# Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie

Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie is a documentary television series from National Geographic Channel. It is showing the technological progress of the 19th and 20th centuries from a British point of view. Chris Barrie is the host and is testing various means of transportation.

## Series 1

| Episode | Title | Original air date |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | "1930s: The Road to War" | 4 June 2009 (2009-06-04) |
| De Havilland Dragon Rapide, Sentinel S6 Steam Wagon, Morris Eight & Cat's Eye, LNER Class A4 Locomotive, Cruiser Mk III & Crusader Tanks, Supermarine S.6B and Supermarine Spitfire. |||
| 2 | "1950s: A New World Order" | 11 June 2009 (2009-06-11) |
| AEC Routemaster, British Rail Class 55 Locomotive, Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope, Avro Vulcan, De Havilland Comet and Land Rover Series I. |||
| 3 | "1960s: Revolution by Design" | 18 June 2009 (2009-06-18) |
| Mini Cooper, Post Office Tower, Leyland Super Comet, Ford Transit Mark I, Saunders-Roe SR.N6 Hovercraft and Jaguar E-Type. |||
| 4 | "1980s: The Future Has Landed" | 25 June 2009 (2009-06-25) |
| DMC DeLorean, ZX Spectrum & Sinclair C5, Westland Lynx, Scimitar Tank, Lotus Esprit Essex Turbo and Ford Sierra RS Cosworth. |||

## Series 2

| Episode | Title | Original air date |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | "1910s: Triumph and Tragedy" | 1 February 2010 (2010-02-01) |
| Leyland Torpedo Charabanc, Morgan Runabout, Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Wireless Telegraphy, Vickers Machine Gun, Mark IV & Mark V Tanks and Vickers Vimy. |||
| 2 | "1920s: The Engine-Roaring Twenties" | 8 February 2010 (2010-02-08) |
| Bentley 3 Litre & Bentley 4½ Litre, ATCO Standard Lawn Mower, Scammell Pioneer & Gilbert & Barker T8 Petrol Pump, Brough Superior, De Havilland Gipsy Moth and R101 Airship. |||
| 3 | "1940s: War - Mother of Invention" | 15 February 2010 (2010-02-15) |
| Chain Home Radar Network, Type One 100 Class HSL, Austin K2 Fire Engine & Jowett Fire Pump, David Brown VAK 1, Daimler Scout Car, Gloster Meteor & Martin-Baker Ejection Seat and Aston Martin DB2. |||
| 4 | "Trains: The Steam Pioneers" | 22 February 2010 (2010-02-22) |
| Boulton and Watt West Cornish Engine, Coalbrookdale Locomotive, London Steam Carriage, Locomotion No 1, Rocket, Liverpool & Manchester Railway and Planet. |||
